Arizona Coyotes at LA Kings 4/7/21 - NHL Picks & Predictions

The Arizona Coyotes look for their fourth consecutive victory when visiting the Los Angeles Kings on Wednesday. Arizona is 19-15-5 with 43 points following a 5-2 victory over the Kings on Monday in the first of two consecutive games between the two. Michael Bunting scored a hat-trick for Arizona. Arizona is fourth in the West division five points behind its closest competitor the Minnesota Wild and 13 points behind first-place Colorado.

Paul Kessel is leading goal scorer for Arizona with 15, while Connor Garland is the leader in assists with 20 and points with 30. In goal, Darcy Kuemper is 7-7-2 with a goals against average of 2.41, save percentage of .914 and one shutout. Arizona is scoring an average of 2.67 goals per game and is allowing an average of 2.97 goals per game. Arizona's power play is scoring 19.4% of the time and the penalty-kill unit has been successful 82.4% of the time.

Los Angeles looks to snap a three-game losing streak when hosting Arizona on Wednesday. Los Angeles is 14-17-6 with 34 points following its 5-2 loss on Monday to Arizona. The Kings have lost three straight and six of their last seven with only a victory over Vegas during that stretch. Los Angeles is seventh in the West division four points behind its closest two competitors San Jose and St Louis and 22 points behind first-place Colorado.

Dustin Brown is the leading goal scorer for Los Angeles with 15, while Anze Kopitar is the leader in assists with 32 and points with 40. In goal, Calvin Peterson is 7-9-4 with a goals-against average of 2.57 and save percentage of .923. Los Angeles is scoring an average of 2.68 goals per game and allowing an average of 2.86 goals per game. The Los Angeles power play is scoring 22.2% of the time and the penalty-kill unit has been successful 84.4% of the time.